Coffee Shop's Rude SignTo The Cycling Community
 

"A coffee shop's rude sign dissing one of the biggest bike races in the U.S. has incensed the cycling community.

A source sent us a photo of the sign, which was posted at Joe Momma's Coffee in Avila Beach, California ahead of the Amgen Tour Of California coming to town: "

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/coffe...#ixzz2TZnAl69l

IB4 move to A&S.

Hello
Why close ? The race goes bye and then the police reopen the streets. I have been watching the races on TV.
But we support our local bike groups.

wow thats crazy!

Every coffee shop needs a shtick, this must be theirs. Hopefully the unintended consequence will make them think twice next time the ATOC comes to town with the rich SoCal spandex set in tow.

And, not for nothing, but it's lycra, not spandex.

Since it's a quiet Friday afternoon, care to enlighten me on the difference?

See what happens when Bob Roll drops a deuce in a local establishment :)

:lol: I just had to say the same thing to someone at work. But in other news....as one of the smallest towns to feature the finish of the ATOC...the owner of this place must just be mad in the head. The sign is not only ridiculous and self detrimental...but also hypocritical as well as detrimental to the ENTIRE town!

Love it; badly thought out though.

its definitely not helping their yelp reviews. I can't stand yelp,but there is a large % of people that go to places based on that.

Huh? Lycra IS spandex.

They say they promote cycling, donate to support a bike trail, put up bike racks voluntarily so cyclists can easily get coffee there. They just don't want to be overrun with racers.

I approve this message.

We need more Freds in the world, and fewer racers and wannabe racers.

Riding a bike is supposed to be fun.

Even if you remove the subject of their angst, it is not a place I would want to patronize just based on attitude. Shunning any single demographic is dangerous when the commodity you peddle is available EVERYWHERE.

Spandex is the fabric, lycra is the branded name when it's made by one particular manufacturer. Like spectra / dyneema.

I'm not moving this. That's too funny! :lol:

racing is fun...actually more than fun....its amazing. i wish i would have started sooner. even as 35+123 pack fill every weekend its still fun.

This reminds me of every jackwagon who writes into the local paper complaining about bikes on the road. "I used to be a biker, but..."

Which would make spandex a superset of lycra, which would, in turn, make unionmade wrong...

Incorrect.


http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instanc...x/33518216.jpg

Not smart to engage in editorializing on a sign like that. It's likely to offend some local customers.

The sign says "unsafe for customers or staff." I am curious what their specific beef is with the TOC.

This is what he said before the TOC. Glass empty kinda dude.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/05...es-hoping.html

http://www.ksby.com/news/amgen-tour-...py-others-not/

Well, it's his business. If he wants to lose out on a big day, and tick off the local cyclists, let him suffer the consequences.

Above. He can do as he likes and cyclists can decide to shop, or not. I wouldn't.

Unreal, what an idiot. I would be open all day for that event, probably rake in a lot more money than your average day.